Max Verstappen’s victory in a GT3 race on the Nurburgring Nordschleife final weekend reveals he deserves to be considered one of many all-time greats, says his championship rival Lando Norris.
The Purple Bull driver shared victory with Chris Lulham within the race on the well-known, 20-kilometre circuit.
“I feel after you win 4 world championships, you’ve a bit extra proper to only go and select what you need to do,” mentioned Norris. “Everybody is aware of how a lot Max loves doing all these issues and it’s good that he goes to do one thing else that he enjoys.”
“I don’t know the way a lot it provides to your greatness or not, however the reality he can go into any sequence and be most likely the most effective, I feel does present how good he’s and the way nice he’s,” he added. “I’ve mentioned it many occasions: I feel he’s born to be, and can perpetually be, probably the greatest ever, if not the most effective in Method 1. So I feel for anybody to have an opportunity of going up in opposition to him and beating him is fairly slim at occasions.”
Norris mentioned he’s unlikely to do something comparable till after he’s left F1. “If I might go and do it extra, possibly I’d. However I don’t find out about my future nonetheless.
“I nonetheless see a time after I’ll simply need to go away Method 1 and go do different issues — go play golf and have some enjoyable elsewhere.”
George Russell mentioned he was “fairly jealous” of Verstappen being allowed to take part within the race. “I feel we’re all fairly jealous of it,” he mentioned.
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“Having this freedom, of firstly doing what you’re keen on in Method 1, however then additionally having the ability to exit and race different issues and simply get pleasure from it at your leisure — I don’t suppose it’s fairly that easy for different folks doing it. However you’ve that proper while you win 4 world championships.
“We’re all right here preventing to win our first. Possibly after 4 championships below our belts, we’ll be capable to select to do the identical. However I respect it quite a bit and positively I’d like to do it in the future.”
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